By Joke Kujenya MORE THAN 1.17 billion people worldwide were living with mental health disorders in 2023, marking a 95.5 per cent increase from 1990, according to a new study published in The Lancet. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the study, led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), analysed data from 204 countries as [&hell...
By AriseTV News MINISTER OF Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has stirred nationwide debate after awarding the administration of President Bola Tinubu a 65 to 70 per cent performance score on security, despite persistent attacks, kidnappings and banditry across parts of the country. Musa gave the assessment during an interview on ARI...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ECONOMIC REFORMS, infrastructure development and social intervention programmes formed the centrepiece of President Bola Tinubu’s address marking the third anniversary of his administration. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking to Nigerians, Tinubu said his government inherited significan...
By Babafemi Ojudu Today, I wish to write about karma. Not its deep philosophical or spiritual meaning. I leave that to theologians, mystics, and philosophers who devote their lives to probing the mysteries of existence and divine order. I simply want to tell two stories. Stories that help the ordinary person understand that life has […...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter HOPE, RESILIENCE and inclusion formed the centre of President Bola Tinubu’s Children’s Day message as he celebrated Nigerian children and directed intensified rescue operations for abducted pupils and teachers across the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking on May 27, 2026, Tinubu celebrate...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter RAGING INSECURITY across Nigeria has drawn renewed concern after a United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) assessment estimated that about 30,000-armed Fulani militants operate in multiple regions of the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission, in its May 202...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter REPAYMENT OF a Chinese loan tied to the Abuja CCTV project is expected to continue until about 2030, with Nigeria effectively paying an estimated $36.4 million yearly for infrastructure that was never fully delivered, according to the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FJI). FJI reports that th...
By Adesola Alebiosu, JKNewsMedia Intern THIRD LARGEST borrower position from the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank (WB), has been retained by Nigeria despite a slight decline in its debt exposure in first quarter 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that according to IDA March 2026 financial s...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LARGE CONSIGNMENTS of illicit drugs intercepted at airports and border communities across Nigeria led to multiple arrests and seizures by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), including the arrest of a 63-year-old Chinese woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter Illegal drug trafficking came under renewed scrutiny after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and its staff for busting a Nigerian Mexican drug syndicate and dismantling what he described as a highly sophisticated multi million dollar illegal dru...
